Monetary, subjective and quantitative approaches to assess urban quality of life and pleasantness in cities (Hedonic Price, Willingness-to-pay, Positional Value, life satisfaction, Isobenefit lines)

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 531-559

  D'Acci, Luca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citizens happiness; City centres; City wellbeing; Isobenefit lines; Urban amenities; Urban economy

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; PROPERTY MARKET; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT]; TURIN;

EID: 84896316360     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0221-7     Document Type: Article

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